Postgraduate Course: Thesis Project Resolution (DESI11212)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | OWNED AND DELIVERED BY PARIS COLLEGE OF ART.
This course revolves around the post-production, completion and exhibition of a student's significant research-informed film art project as well as their reflection on practice. Students will build on creative exploration and filming in a previous course, bringing material together to resolve their project through various editing, sound design and colour grading processes leading to the final exhibition of their work. |
| Course description |
The course is owned and delivered by Paris College of Art following their 15-week semester and is primarily taught through small group tutorials and seminars.
This Thesis Project Resolution course supports students to bring together material and creative explorations carried out in a previous course to create a cohesive and audience ready film art exhibition or screening. Students will follow key milestones set in their initial project proposal which were developed through discussion with tutors to provide a structure and formative deadlines that shape and refine the final form of their work. Typically, these milestones might reflect film industry post-production processes such as an assembly, rough cut, fine cut and picture lock leading to potential creative engagement and collaborations in sound design, colour grading and visual effects. In conjunction with this post-production process, students will experiment with the exhibition format of their work and consider its audience context by conducting test screenings or mock exhibitions. Throughout the course, students will document and reflect on their artistic-research and practical processes which will form the basis for a final analysis and critical discussion of the project.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | This programme requires additional costs to be met by the student.
Materials: Students will be expected to fund the general costs for materials and production logistics during their coursework. Exhibition and distribution costs associated with the completion of the student's film art project. This will vary depending on the scope or approach of the project and could be in the range of £50-£200.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Complete and exhibit a research informed project with clearly identified expressive and conceptual concerns at the centre of their film art practice.
- Effectively communicate originality, innovation and new insights arising from their project and ongoing film art practice.
- Utilise considered and critically engaged reflection to support the resolution of a project which furthers an ongoing creative practice with awareness of contemporary issues and film art industries.
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Reading List
Balsom, Erika. (2017) After uniqueness: A History of Film and Video Art in Circulation. New York. Columbia University Press.
Bovier, Francois and Mey, Adeena. (2015). Cinema in the Expanded Field. Zurich: JRP Editions.
Bovier, Francois and Mey, Adeena. (2015). Exhibiting the Moving Image. Zurich: JRP Editions.
Kerrigan, Finola and Preece, Chloe. (2023). Marketing the Arts: Breaking Boundaries. Abingdon: Routledge.
Landry, Paula and Greenwald, Stephen. (2018). The Business of Film: A Practical Introduction. Abingdon: Routledge.
Wong, Cindy. (2011). Film Festivals: Culture, People and Power on the Global Screen. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research and Enquiry: As students draw on artistic-research methods during this course and develop their own unique approach to practice they will become adept at problem solving, applying critical thinking in the context of creative collaboration and drawing on interdisciplinary fields of knowledge.
Personal Effectiveness: Engaging in a practical film art project of significant conceptual and logistical scope during this course will prepare students to successfully navigate uncertainty, lead teams of other creative individuals, and develop flexible working approaches.
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| Study Abroad |
This course is delivered by Paris College of Art |
| Keywords | Filmmaking,artistic-research,post-production,editing,exhibition. |
Contacts
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